A porting shot

Even if they had sold chips, the way to fight fairly is to take the issue up in one court in one country. From what I understand, Sony sued Lik-Sang in every european country they could think of, and the legal costs would've taken Lik-Sang down in hardly anytime, if they'd chosen to try and fight on all the fronts sony had opened up. Sony basicly used their financial might to close down the company.

 

Here's another take on Sony's recent actions, including those against Lik-Sang: link